Quote (juliusjuice @ Apr 11 2011 01:31pm)
if you were meant to learn easily, you would be learning by ear, independently. or maybe if youve had training on another instrument or are just a natural.
for instance i learned early on violin/guitar. now i have purchased other instruments and learned very quickly (banjo, mandolin, octave mandolin, tenor guitar). either you take the time to learn or you just never get very proficient. i guess that the saying is true, its not about the destination, it is the journey. slow down, rushing though it makes it feel like a job and youll get nowhere if your heart isnt in it.
edit: to give you more of an answer you want: play piano for a month then start guitar. take lessons for 2 months, done. (you might still suck).
I didnt mean to come off as a slacker who wants to learn to play guitar in a day, i realize that most any instrument is 90% practice, however u mentioned violin -> guitar, and i can understand that the dexterity thing probably came easy for you, it doenst for me.
I am willing to put in the time, i just dont want to WASTE time, if that makes any sense. For instance, i dont want to spend an hour a month reading books on theory and minor adjusted scales, and f## and learning all the chords, because when i get done with all that, I still wont be able to play a smashing pumpkins or nirvana song.
I'm not looking for a shortcut, just an efficient way of learning guitar, without all the hubbub. i think bob had a better interpretation of my problem, i just want a few songs to learn, in an effort to get better at guitar, and see where it goes from there.
The theory is not a problem for me anyway, cause i have very good recall, and i took band for 3-4 years in school. I will learn all that mess later.
What i am most intersted in, is a schedule, or routine -> 3 or 4 songs i should learn to play well -> not because i fail at theory, but because it takes me 5 minutes to find the 4th fret on the 2nd string
to put it another way, i want to get
better at playing guitar first, and i will learn the ins and outs as i go along. For now im fine with the tabs
House of the rising sun i will look into, i have a dead cover of this on my ipod, and the song is plenty cool, so i will try it out and get back to u.
/e i shud also mention that, its an acoustic guitar. my nephew has an electric guitar, and though it seems easier to play, and hurts my fingers less (?), im not really interested in learning it
This post was edited by blunderwonder2 on Apr 11 2011 04:15pm